MARANATHA’S ACCUSATION HAS BASIS. Erasmus del Fierro realized there is a traitor in her tribe. Treason is a heinous crime according to Gemma Prima’s La Quintana rules. Fierro doesn’t know why he is protective and possessive of Verna on the spur of the moment. Is their bond stronger now that they are home?
Fierro, like a bat out of hell, wanted to know who is betraying the Quintas. Thinking of having children with Verna and her conceiving their child is a threat for him. How can he extricate Verna’s power once Gemma stone and she becomes one? If Aurora and Fidelous are justifiable of their assumption, how can he fight with Verna? He can’t compete with his offspring—it is impossible to do with his own blood and flesh. He will never be like his father.
“I will not follow your roots, fathe
